Hurdle and Hook
This is a great stroke shot I adapted from one of Andy Segal's creations. It's a jump-fouette (or whip) shot. The cue ball is less than a chalk's width away from the object ball, but with the right stroke, I pocket the 3 ball in the side pocket, jump over the wall of blocking balls and swing around two rails to get the 1 in the corner. I think this is my new favorite type of shot! Learn how!
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A Hop, A Skip, and A Jump
I created this shot based on the TC Fun shot Chris Woodrum and I developed. It's a one person, moving jump shot. I jump the ball three different times over three separate walls of balls, kicking off the far rail each time. After the last time, the cue ball kicks in the combination in the corner pocket. Learn how!
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Leapfrog
This is a shot that I invented. Two balls are in line between the side pockets. I jump the cue ball over the object ball heading towards the side pocket, but before it gets there, I jump the object ball over the cue ball so it gets to the side pocket first. This will test how quickly and accurately you can jump. Learn how!
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Just Showing Off Extreme
This shot combines Just Showing Off and Over, Around, and Under. The balls are set up as in the Just Showing Off with the addition of a bridge lying across the table. The five object balls find their way to their usual pockets while the cue ball jumps over the bridge before going around the table for the hanging ball. Lots of action in this shot. Learn how!
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Double Jump
Just like skipping stones across water, this shot skips the cue ball across the slate. I jump the cue ball over the first set of blocking balls, it bounces near the center of the table and over the second set of blocking balls, finally pocketing the hanging ball in the corner pocket. On this particular one, I get lucky and the cue ball stays on the table. Learn how!
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Sky Hook
I developed this shot to try to pocket a few more balls with a jump masse stroke. The cue ball hits the cluster by the side pocket, splitting one into the side and one up into the corner. The cue ball then jumps over the blocker balls, slides across the table, off the far rail and masse's back to get the hanging ball in the far corner. Learn how!
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Jump Three Rail Masse
On this shot, the cue ball jumps out of the rack and goes three rails to pocket the hanging ball. You'll notice the cue ball hits the first rail below the side pocket, which necessitates a masse to get it back on track. This is one of the classic jump-masse shots that have been bouncing around the internet. Learn how!
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Reel It In
On this jump-masse shot, the cue ball jumps out of the rack, goes up and pockets one hanging ball in the opposite corner pocket, then reels back in along the short rail to get the other hanging ball. This is an adaptation from a simple masse shot without the jump. Learn how!
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Resistance Two Rail Masse
On this masse shot, the cue ball is frozen to an object ball. On the masse stroke, the object ball is sent to the side pocket while the cue ball squirts out and makes a big curve to go two rails and pocket the hanging object ball in the far corner. Learn how!
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Pyramid Blast Masse
I adapted this shot from one of Lukasz Szywala's. I form a diamond of four balls and balance the cue ball on top of it. Using a masse stroke, I split the diamond so one ball goes into each of the nearest four pockets. Learn how!
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Jump Yo Yo Masse
This is an adaptation from the Yo Yo Masse, just adding the jump part. The cue ball jumps out of the rack, slides down the table, and then spins backward to pocket the hanging ball in the side pocket. It's not as difficult as it looks since you have to hit any jump-masse pretty hard to get it to spin back, but it's by no means easy! Learn how!
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Jump Two Rail Masse
The cue ball jumps out of the rack, swoops around at the far end of the table, goes two rails and comes back for the hanging ball. This shot is similar to the Jump Rainbow Masse, except it's aimed farther out. This is another classic jump-masse to work on. Learn how!
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Tubular Jump Draw
I thought up this shot as yet another variation to the classic tube shot. This is just an addition to my Tubular Draw, but I use a jump-draw instead. It's really pretty the way the cue ball hits the first object ball, jumps up, and lands between where the two balls on the coin wrappers have dropped. Then the cue ball spins back escorting the two balls in the side pocket. Learn how!
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Vertical Jump Masse
This is a basic, and perhaps the easiest, jump-masse shot. I jump the cue ball out of the rack and have it masse straight back pocketing the ball in the corner pocket. It's more impressive the farther up the table it goes before the masse takes. Learn how!
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Twin One Handed Jump
This shot made an appearance on 2006 Trick Shot Magic. Mike Massey missed it, but Tom "Dr. Cue" Rossman made it. Utilizing two jump cues, I jump two balls at the same time out of a rack and into the side pocket. Learn how!
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Resistance Rainbow
Here's a variation of the Rainbow Masse. This time, I freeze another object ball to the cue ball pocketing it across the table into the corner pocket. The cue ball makes an awesome arc around the row of balls to pocket the hanger in the corner pocket. Learn how!
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Rainbow Jump Masse
This is the jump-masse version of the Rainbow Masse. I jump the cue ball out of the rack and it makes a beautiful arc around the balls and pockets the hanging ball in the corner pocket. Learn how!
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PHJ Timing Jump
Here's a variation on the Poolhall Junkies timing shot. This time, I jump over a row of balls and kick off the opposite rail, catching the object ball as it rolls in front of the side pocket. In this shot, there's only a one ball gap between the cue ball and the wall of balls, making it more difficult. Learn how!
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PHJ Timing Masse
Here's a variation on the Poolhall Junkies timing shot. This time, I masse around the rack, catching the object ball as it rolls in front of the side pocket. Learn how!
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PHJ Timing Rail Drop
This is a difficult version of a simple timing shot, popularized by the movie Poolhall Junkies. Here though, the cue ball and the object ball start on top of the side rail. I shoot the cue ball across the table, which rolls the object ball along the rail. The object ball falls onto the table when it reaches the side pocket, just in time as the cue ball kicks back off the opposite side rail to pocket it. Learn how!
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Pelinga's Jump Hook
This is an extreme jump-draw shot. I pocket one ball across the table into the side pocket while the cue ball jumps over a bridge and draws around the rack to pocket a hanging ball in the corner. This shot was invented by Stefano Pelinga. Learn how!
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Passing Lane Extreme
I first saw Stefano Pelinga do this extreme version of the Passing Lane shot. The cue ball is frozen to an object ball near the far side of the table and a second object ball is hanging in the side pocket. I masse the cue ball, sending the first object ball up the table. The cue ball masse's around the first object ball, pocketing the ball in the side pocket, and getting out of the way so the first object ball can get all the way down the table into the corner pocket. Learn how!
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Jump Kick Masse
This is the jump variation of the Kick Masse, except I don't go around a separate wall of balls (although you can, if you want to dress it up a bit more). The cue ball jumps out of the rack, kicks off of the long rail, and then masse's back to catch the hanging ball in the corner pocket. Learn how!
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Four Rail Stack Drop
This is an adapted shot from a classic hustler shot. Two balls support another ball on the rail. I shoot the cue ball into the cushion near the stack, causing the supporting balls to split and the top ball to fall. The cue ball goes three more rails and comes back to pocket the former top ball. Plan on a lot of attempts, because it doesn't work often. Learn how!
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Tim's Twister Extreme
My friend Gabi Visoui (Vas) came up with this shot for me, based on my Tim's Twister shot. Placing the cluster on the bottom rail this time, I pocket one directly in the corner while sending the other object ball three rails to fall into the same corner. Meanwhile, the cue ball gets juiced up and spins off two rails to pocket the hanging ball in the opposite corner pocket. Learn how!
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Over and Under Extreme
I combined two classic shots to come up with this. It's really an extension to the Over and Under shot, but I add in the four ball draw back. I split the three ball cluster, the cue ball jumps over the bridge, and draws back under the bridge over half the table length to get the final ball hanging in the corner. Learn how!
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Vodka Masse
Here's a prop masse shot. I masse into a vodka bottle, knocking in two balls, one of which is balanced on a shot glass on top of the bottle. The cue ball masses back up the table, hugging the rail to pocket a ball in the far corner pocket. This shot is one of Lukasz Szywala's creations. Special thanks to Jennifer, Jeremy, and Albert for emptying the vodka bottle for me. Learn how!
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Circular Draw
This is one of the preeminent stroke shots today. After pocketing the first object ball, the cue ball will duck behind the blocking ball, pop back out off the rail, and draw back down the table to pocket the hanging ball in the near corner. Mike Massey hits this better than anyone now. However, this shot is often attributed to Cowboy Jimmy Moore, who would shoot this shot with a slip stroke. Learn how!
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Chain Reaction Jump
Here's a cute little shot that Dr. Cue Tom Rossman used in ESPN Trick Shot Magic 2006. I call it the chain reaction jump. Lined up along the table are combinations of two balls, one on the slate and the second on a piece of chalk. At the start of the line, the cue ball is close to a blocker ball. I jump over the blocker ball and hit the first combination setting off a chain reaction that finally pockets the last ball in the corner. Learn how!
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Ultimate Trap Shot
Here's one of Mike Massey's inventions. The cue ball is pretty well trapped against the side rail and some blocker balls. With the right stroke though, you can kick it off a couple rails and spin it around the wall to pocket a ball in the upper corner. Learn how!
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